Philippines Times

This story has been adapted from UN News.

Thailand, 30 June 2023 - A cross-border collaboration between law enforcement agencies in countries in Southeast Asia supported by the UN in Thailand is helping to tackle organized crime along one of the world's "biggest drug trafficking corridors".

The effort is centred on the Golden Triangle, where the borders of Thailand, Myanma

The United Nations Security Council voted today to dissolve its beleaguered stabilization force in Mali, a serious blow to the future of human rights monitoring and protection of civilians in the conflict-torn region.

The Security Council said the withdrawal of the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali's (MINUSMA) approximately 15,000 armed

The United Kingdom government's anti-boycott bill will be debated next week in parliament, the latest in a growing list of measures which fundamentally undermine free speech and democrati

Hanoi [Vietnam], June 30 (ANI/WAM): Vietnamese men's football secured 95th place in FIFA's latest rankings and No.1 in Southeast Asia after its wins over Hong Kong (China) and Syria in friendly matches in June, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. In the Southeast Asian region, Thailand climbed one place to 113th in the world thanks to its 2-2 draw with Chinese Taipei and 1-0 victory against Hong Kong (China). The Philippi

Nicaragua is keen to pay for wheat in rubles or cordoba, its foreign minister has said

Nicaragua wants to pay for Russian grain in national currencies, its foreign minister Denis Moncada told Sputnik on Thursday.

He said that the two countries have been discussing trade in rubles or cordoba in an effort to boos

Today, Human Rights Watch and Innocence Project Japan, a Japanese nongovernmental group, launched a joint project to end the practice of "hostage justice" in Japan. The project will advocate with policymakers for legal reform

As the Northern Hemisphere again experiences a surge in extreme h

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, June 30 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand women's national team head coach Jitka Klimkova announced her 23-strong squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup here on Friday.

Of the 23, ten players are set to make their World Cup debut at home in New Zealand.

Speaking on her team selection, Klimkova said she was proud of the work of all the extended squad during the nine-week selection process.<

An Expert work Group Meeting to examine the Report of the Study on "The Opportunities of Regional Value Chains in West Africa in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area  (AfCFTA )" was organized from June 20 to 21 in Dakar by the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA/SRO-WA), in collaboration with the Economic Commissi

(Kyiv, June 30, 2023) - The Ukrainian government should act on its expressed commitment not to use banned antipersonnel landmines, investigate its military's use of these weapons, and hold those responsible to account, Human Rights Watch said today. The government statement, at a June 21, 2023 meeting of the Mine Ban Treaty in Geneva, came nearly five m

 

The Government is backing investigations into a potential new food industry for New Zealand - based on protein-rich, carbon-absorbing native microalgae.

Oceans and Fisheries Minister Rachel Brooking has announced funding to help scientists and businesses look at which of hundreds of strai

Every Filipino child has a legal right to free education, according to the 1987 Philippine Constitution. High dropout rates and subpar results on national and international accomplishment tests nevertheless continue to plague the nation's educational system.

The same underlying problems that plague Philippine education now have existed since colonial times. These include high dropout rates, poor student achieveme

The Government is delivering on its climate commitment to ban new coal boilers and to phase out by 2037, existing coal boilers, the Energy and Resources Minister Dr Megan Woods has announced.

The National Policy Statement and National Environmental Standards for greenhouse gas emissions from industrial process heat gives coun

NEW DELHI, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Foreign Minister of India S. Jaishankar and Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Enrique Manalo on Thursday decided to further strengthen bilateral partnership in such areas as maritime, space, law enforcement, trade and investment.

Manalo is on an official visit to India from June 27-30. The two foreign ministers co-chaired the 5th meeting of the Joint Commission on Bi

Brits are increasingly experiencing food insecurity, a report has revealed

One in seven people in the UK faced hunger last year due to a lack of money, research by food bank charity the Trussell Trust revealed on Wednesday.   

The survey said this equated to an estimated 11.3 million people, which is

The killing of a family on June 14 on Negros in the central Philippines is the latest in a decades-long cycle of violence, human rights abuses, and impunity on the island.

That night, unidentified armed men ra

TIANJIN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Airbus has, for the first time, delivered an aircraft assembled in north China's Tianjin Municipality to a Philippine airline.

Cebu Pacific on Thursday received a 188-seat A320neo aircraft from Airbus' final assembly line in Tianjin (FAL Asia) to address the growing demand for air travel.

"This is in line with our fleet plan, which aims to support our overall growth ambitions

Emergency services are currently responding to a serious crash on the Northern Motorway near the Greville Rd on-ramp.

Police were called just after 6.30am following a collision between a car and motorbike.

The rider of the motorbike has been taken to hospital in a serious condition.

The Serious Crash Unit have been advised.

One southbound lane heading towards the city is blocked and motorists ar

On Tuesday, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) abruptly closed a critical environmental justice investigation into whether the state of Louisiana had failed to protect predominantly Black communities living within the area known as "Cancer Alley."

More than 200 industrial plants - primarily fossil fuel and petrochemical operations - line the 85-mile (135 km) stretch along the Mississippi Rive